Ribber-machine attachment



F. BOLINSKI RIBBER MACHINE ATTACHMENT M ay 1o, '1927. 1,628,512

Filed April 25, 1925 ATTORN EY l tl Patented May 10, 1927.

` FELIX BoLINsKI, or PINCKNEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

RIBBER-MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

Application led April 25, 1925. Serial No. 25,858.

'lhis invention relates to new and useful improvements in knitting machine attachments and more particularly to an attachment for that t pe of machine which is known as the riblber machine tor knitting stockings. The main object of my invention is the provision ci an attachment which fonstitutes a stop motion cooperatinff with the third yarn on a ribber machine wiereby when the third yarn runs out or breaks the machine will be stopped to avoid waste.

Another object of by invention is the provision of an attachment of the above character which may be quickly and readily applied to the class of l'llachine set forth and lwherein the breaking of the third yarn or the ruiming out of the same will operate a trip which will cut oit' the power 'for the main machine.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

The figure illustrates a side elevation of my improved attachment, parts thereof being broken away and illustrated in cross section.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a substantially rectangular trame having spaced guides 2 at one side thereof throu h which the usual knitting yarns 3 pass. hese yarns 3 are the main arns used in the knitting machine and the t iird yarn is supplied to the knitting machine thru the guide tube 4 at one side 01" the frame and a portion ot the yarn passes over a bifurcated guide 5 prior to passing thru the tube 4 has alternately passed thru the guide loops 6 carried by the frame.

The supply 7 for the third yarn is rotatably mounted upon the lower ortion of the iframe and the strand from t e suppl extends upwardly thru the guide 8 positloned beneath the supporting arm 9 which extends inwardly frorn one side of the frame which carries a plurality of fingers 10 arranged in spaced relation, a strand ot' yarn passing upwardly thru the guide loop 8 and over the fingers l() in frictional Contact therenwith and thru the guide loop 11 at the upper end of the rack 12 which supports the `fingers 'l0 and `thus thru the guide loop 6. y

Attention is directed to the fact that the arm 13 which supports the guide loop 11 is disposed at an acute angle relative to the -rack l2 so that when the strand o'lf yarn passes thru the loop 11 it will have a tendency to pass thru one end `of the loop 11 :is shown in the drawing.

Rockably mounted in the iframe 1 within the bearings 173 supported by the arm 9 is a movable arm 14 carrying a rack 15 at its inner end upon which are ormed the fingers lo. 'lhe fingers lo are so arranged upon the rack l5 as to be alternately arranged between the lingers 1() of the rack 12 and the position ol" the rack 15 is such that the same is retained in an upright position by means ol the strand of yarn which passes thru the lingers 10 asis shown in the drawing so that should the yarn supply become exhausted the rack 15 will move to a horizontal position rotating the arm 14 and thru its connection 17 with the vertical movable rod 18, cause this rod 18 to drop downwardly, the lower end of the rod 18 engaging a trip 19 which is connected to the regulating mechanism ot' the machine so that when the trip is actuated hy the rod 18 the power will be cut oit from the main machine causing the same to stop. The rod 18 carries a stop inger 20 which is adapted to engage one ot the bearings 2l for the rod 18 to limit the downward sliding movement o1 said rod.

From the above it will be apparent that as long as the ribber yarn known as the third yarn on the stocking machine ot' the ribber type is passing between the lin ers 10 and 16 of the racks 12 and 15, the mac ine will continue to function properly but should the third 7arn become broken or the supply exhauste there will be no further means for retaining the rack 15 in an upright position thus Iallowing the same to move to a horizontal position thru its own weight, retaining the arm 9 and actuating the rod 18 for cutting oit' the power of the main machine so that the same will stop.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and the combination and proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice ggg 1,628,572

Without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim is:

.A device of the class describeflz ineludinir e substantially rectangular frame, one o the members of said frame beinginithefform. of a. tube, guide members carried by opposite corresponding frame-members of said frame through which a plurality of Strands ol" yarnis` adapted; to` pass, a bifureated guide*member'earried by oneofv Suid Correspending trame members guide loops carried` by the otler opposite corresponding frame' member@ a-.raek providing a plurality of spaced infrers, :i movable member pro- Viding a rac having :1 plurality of fin ger-@interposed between said first mentioned fingers, und means eoaeting wifli the mov able member for actuating n trip upon movement ofsnidmovable member in :L certain direction, the Combination with :1, strzmdloi'l yemnadapted for passage. between the fingers for eupportinrgr the movable memberagainst smidi movement in said certain direction and extending through the loops :nidthe biturczrted member toA :1 downward course througlrthe tube.

Intestimony whereof I' nlix my signature.

FELIX BGLINSKI. 

